Quick and Easy Raspberry Frosted and Filled Cupcakes -

Raspberry treats are a favorite at our house. This cupcake is a yummy easy way to curb a fruity sweet tooth.

Here is what you need:

French Vanilla cake mix

16 oz. Vanilla frosting

12 oz. Seedless Raspberry Jam

A cake decorating bag with tip

Make the cake mix according to box directions or use your own recipe. The boxed mix makes 24 cupcakes.

I used a measuring cup and still had trouble making them all the same size!

Set aside 1/4 cup of the seedless raspberry jam. Warm the rest in the microwave, and stir to make soft.

Poke a hole in the center of each cupcake being careful not to go all the way through. I used the stem of a spoon.

Put the softened jam in your cake decorating bag with a tip, insert into the cupcake, and squeeze out about a teaspoonful of jam into each cupcake.

Scrape off any excess on top.

Mix the leftover 1/4 cup of jam with the 16 oz of frosting.

I used my Kitchen Aid to mix the two, and the frosting mixture got a little soft, so I put it in the refrigerator for a little while to firm up a bit. Then I frosted my cupcakes. The frosting consistency was slightly softer than regular butter cream frosting, but it was delicious!